William Loughton Smith

William Loughton Smith (1758-19 December 1812) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-SC 1) from 4 March 1789 to 10 March 1797, preceding Thomas Pinckney.

Biography
William Loughton Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1758, and he became a lawyer in 1784. From 1784 to 1786, he served as a city warden, and he served in the State House from 1787 to 1788 and a member of the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1797. He acted as a Federalist floor leader and was known as a close collaborator of Alexander Hamilton, and, from 1797 to 1801, he served as ambassador to Portugal under President John Adams. Smith died in 1812.